§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what the funding was for each of the last five years for children in care in England (a) broken down by health authority and (b) expressed as an average per head. [61365]
§ Jacqui Smith[holding answer 17 June 2002]: Data on the funding specifically of children in care are not available centrally. Data on the funding of caring services for children are also unavailable broken down by health authority. The table shows the budgets, per head of population aged 18 and over for England, allocated by each local authority for children and family.
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PSS budget allocated to children and families per head of population aged under 18 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Dudley 131 153 162 184 186 Durham 147 157 167 162 199 Ealing 253 247 290 312 326 East Riding of Yorkshire UA 105 103 115 125 141 East Sussex 177 181 189 214 216 Enfield 189 237 263 302 286 Essex (old) 164 1— 1— 1— 1— Essex (remaining) 1— 169 178 191 210 Gateshead 225 235 254 295 305 Gloucestershire 133 133 165 174 189 Greenwich 334 349 443 516 515 Hackney 564 599 646 618 601 Halton UA 1— 132 148 204 223 Hammersmith and Fulham 627 663 848 837 547 Hampshire 89 87 129 143 167 Haringey 340 349 371 387 482 Harrow 201 200 197 208 240 Hartlepool UA 183 183 195 259 276 Havering 165 166 174 195 206 Hereford and Worcester 162 1— 1— 1— 1— Herefordshire UA 1— 158 165 192 214 Hertfordshire 146 154 161 192 203 Hillingdon 157 203 226 241 278 Hounslow 255 250 264 296 390 Isle of Wight UA 153 189 187 212 255 Isles of Scilly 33 22 25 38 76 Islington 693 742 599 758 713 Kensington and Chelsea 604 674 699 749 626 Kent (old) 166 1— 1— 1— 1— Kent (remaining) 1— 159 179 244 208 Kingston Upon Hull UA 280 317 375 445 480 Kingston Upon Thames 182 200 241 209 237 Kirklees 160 180 180 204 224 Knowsley 209 213 307 265 281 Lambeth 426 456 486 558 599 Lancashire (old) 157 1— 1— 1— 1— Lancashire (remaining) 1— 155 167 182 210 Leeds 241 256 296 315 339 Leicester UA 250 266 275 318 347 Leicestershire 91 97 101 113 128 Lewisham 317 385 513 594 513 Lincolnshire 150 160 189 198 207 Liverpool 268 277 290 309 394 Luton UA 155 198 228 226 249 Manchester 297 311 371 392 429 Medway Towns UA 1— 180 196 210 213 Merton 205 198 233 296 287 Middlesbrough UA 207 221 243 280 301 Milton Keynes 197 254 252 254 266 Newcastle Upon Tyne 282 248 324 363 394 Newham 337 448 518 568 417 Norfolk 123 133 153 205 215 North East Lincolnshire UA 170 199 226 252 300 North Lincolnshire UA 202 220 229 242 253 North Somerset UA 109 160 165 175 193 North Tyneside 291 303 357 299 300 North Yorkshire 110 110 115 119 127 Northamptonshire 145 152 166 199 191 Northumberland 178 184 201 232 258 Nottingham UA 1— 355 416 451 454 Nottinghamshire(old) 189 1— 1— 1— 1— Nottinghamshire (remaining) 1— 142 159 173 195 Oldham 171 171 175 208 199 Oxfordshire 115 120 135 132 155 Peterborough UA 1— 277 336 356 389 Plymouth UA 1— 241 273 319 380 Poole UA 112 171 178 210 220 Portsmouth UA 184 225 220 278 299 Reading UA 1— 235 273 280 315 Redbridge 170 176 178 195 201 Redcar and Cleveland UA 197 201 216 230 237 Richmond Upon Thames 158 153 159 186 196 Rochdale 198 205 218 225 201 Rotherham 159 166 198 212 234 Rutland UA 41 49 59 66 87 Salford 231 216 233 359 398 Sandwell 205 216 241 260 288
PSS budget allocated to children and families per head of population aged under 18 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Sefton 169 181 206 220 241 Sheffield 184 189 223 261 268 Shropshire (old) 132 1— 1— 1— 1— Shropshire (remaining) 1— 94 116 131 152 Slough UA 1— 246 203 279 247 Solihull 156 166 176 191 224 Somerset 116 130 128 149 157 South Gloucestershire UA 72 94 110 121 140 South Tyneside 232 257 285 302 343 Southampton UA 241 252 268 286 342 Southend UA 1— 213 257 290 304 Southwark 515 498 517 730 629 St. Helens 178 200 229 249 279 Staffordshire 113 126 136 168 183 Stockport 194 210 220 245 258 Stockton on Tees UA 138 143 159 179 224 Stoke-on-Trent UA 193 212 314 252 266 Suffolk 99 108 123 139 154 Sunderland 220 220 244 286 325 Surrey 140 139 149 170 180 Sutton 168 181 199 231 239 Swindon UA 137 122 164 176 183 Tameside 218 231 244 250 285 Telford and Wrekin UA 1— 230 189 200 241 Thurrock UA 1— 190 204 219 235 Torbay UA 1— 247 291 302 410 Tower Hamlets 377 403 413 467 456 Trafford 147 154 159 174 187 Wakefield 208 212 234 215 216 Walsall 153 160 205 272 339 Waltham Forest 222 257 297 305 344 Wandsworth 554 570 553 601 540 Warrington UA 1— 137 122 145 160 Warwickshire 136 145 167 177 184 West Berkshire UA 1— 149 166 196 207 West Sussex 154 160 182 202 217 Westminster 737 696 657 971 701 Wigan 139 159 177 193 238 Wiltshire 118 116 132 145 157 Windsor and Maidenhead UA 1— 156 182 177 178 Wirral 176 189 203 218 276 Wokingham UA 1— 168 175 179 188 Wolverhampton 232 240 262 297 312 Worcestershire 1— 177 197 189 206 York UA 146 152 174 181 193 England 185 198 219 241 255 1Not available as the council did not exist in that financial year. Notes:
Budget figures are taken from form RA as recorded by the council's chief financial officer at the start of the financial year and divided by the population aged under 18 at 30 June.
The population figure used in 2001–02 is the population at 30 June 2000.
Budget figures shown in this table do not lake account any subsequent revisions made during the financial year.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in care have been found to be illegal substance users in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [64519]
§ Jacqui SmithThe information requested is not held centrally. The Office of National Statistics is currently conducting a survey for the Department of the mental health of children looked after by local authorities in England. The survey questionnaire includes a range of questions about drug use. The Office of National Statistics plans to publish a report of the findings in spring 2003.